Now that I've lost everything to you 
You say you wanna start something new 
And it's breakin' my heart you're leavin' 
Baby, I'm grievin' 
But if you wanna leave, take good care 
I hope you have a lot of nice things to wear 
But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there 

 [bad word] 

Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world 
It's hard to get by just upon a smile 
Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world 
I'll always remember you like a child, girl 

You know I've seen a lot of what the world can do 
And it's breakin' my heart in two 
Because I never wanna see you a sad girl 
Don't be a bad girl 
But if you wanna leave, take good care 
I hope you make a lot of nice friends out there 
But just remember there's a lot of bad and beware 

 [bad word] 

Baby, I love you 
But if you wanna leave, take good care 
I hope you make a lot of nice friends out there 
But just remember there's a lot of bad and beware 

 [bad word] 

1971